Monthly Archives: January 2013

Beorn’s Path: Part 3 – Deck Tuning

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Beorn

In our last installment, we found a Passage Through Mirkwood while playtesting our newly made Leadership/Lore deck. Before we continue on our path to the next core set scenario, we are going to catch our breath and take stock of … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path | Tagged Beorn's Path, Core Set, Deck Building, Deck Tuning, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Strategy, Tolkien | 17 Comments

Deck: Lore Mastery

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Beorn

Of all of the player cards introduced in the Heirs of Númenor deluxe expansion, Master of Lore is one of the most intriguing. With the exception of Love of Tales, which is too situational in all but the most dedicated decks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks, Mono-Sphere | Tagged Asfaloth, Bifur, Deck Building, Deck List, Denethor, Dwarves, Elves, Encounter Deck Manipulation, Fantasy Flight Games, Glorfindel, Heirs of Númenor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Lore, Master of Lore, Men, Mono-Sphere, Scrying, Strategy, Theme, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Poll Results: Which Play Style(s) Are You?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Beorn

If you recall in my article about play style, I presented archetypes to represent what different players appreciate most about the game. I was curious to get an idea of the play styles of readers of this site, so that … Continue reading →

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Decks: Dwarves at the Circus

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Beorn

The basic idea of these decks is to use powerful heroes that either do not exhaust to perform actions, or have abilities and card synergies that allow them to ready. In either case, you have heroes with good stats taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks | Tagged Beorn, Bifur, Creatures, Dain Ironfoot, Deck Building, Deck List, Dwarves, Eagles, Gloin, Glorfindel, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Prince Imrahil, Strategy, Tolkien | 1 Comment

Metagame: Present and Future Tenses

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Beorn

Beorn’s Note: This article is long, and full of one bear’s opinions after a few pints of mead. If you come to this site for the strategy and deck lists, and could care less about opinions, feel free to skip … Continue reading →

Posted in Metagame, New Players, Series | Tagged A Game of Thrones LCG, Complexity, Constructive Criticism, Core Set, Difficulty, Discussion, Errata, Fantasy Flight Games, Heirs of Númenor, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Metagame, New Players, Opinion, Out of the Box Experience, Present and Future, Theme, Tolkien | 19 Comments

Key Concepts: Play Style

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Beorn

No two players will play a game the same way. The style with which we play a game is personal, and informs who we are and how we find enjoyment in a particular game. Though Lord of the Rings LCG … Continue reading →

Posted in Key Concepts, Series | Tagged Boromir, Discussion, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Galadriel, Gimli, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Merry, Play Style, Respect, Sam, Strategy, Tolkien | 25 Comments

Deck: Location Control

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Beorn

There are many scenarios which could be described as location-heavy. Indeed, several scenarios have a ratio of more than one out of 3 locations to non-location encounter cards. These scenarios can pose real challenges to many deck-archetypes, particularly Tactics and … Continue reading →

Posted in Decks | Tagged Asfaloth, Deck Building, Deck List, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Location Control, Lord of the Rings LCG, Northern Tracker, Strategy, Thror's Map, Tolkien | 4 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 2 – Playtesting

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Beorn

In part 1 of Beorn’s Path, we combined the pre-built Leadership and Lore decks from the Core Set and trimmed them down to a 40 card deck. We tried to choose cards that worked well together and covered a number … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, New Players, Solo | Tagged Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Playtesting, Solo, Strategy, Tolkien | 42 Comments

Beorn’s Path: Part 1 – Core Set Deck Building

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Beorn

So far, the articles on this blog have been focused on more advanced topics. Most of the deck lists posted here assume ownership of a majority of the expansions and adventure packs printed to date. Many of the cards and … Continue reading →

Posted in Beorn's Path, Decks, New Players | Tagged Basics, Beorn's Path, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, New Players, Strategy, Tolkien | 43 Comments

Deck: Gluttony

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Beorn

After seeing the new Bombur hero from the upcoming second Hobbit expansion, and with inspiration from Ian of Tales from the Cards, I have decided to build this very silly deck. With attachments like Cram, Miruvor, and Good Meal, along … Continue reading →